About Me

After teaching for 24 years and then fulfilling my dream of having a quilt shop, I retired the end of August 2007. Having the shop for almost 8 years was wonderful...I had a great time, met lots of people that I am happy to call friends, but the time came to retire. Andy retired in April, so the time was right. I'm loving spending time with him and getting to go see my 2 grandsons, granddaughter, son and daughter-in-law whenever I want. And I get to SEW!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Wellness Report

I am just thrilled with my Wellness Report...and another real lightbulb moment for me...here goes...

Got to the gym Tuesday and Friday :-)

Walked Wednesday and Saturday...now here's my lightbulb moment...went to bed Wednesday just fine...woke up at 2:15 with a migraine...felt like an ax was in my head and my stomach was a mess...spent most of the night in the bathroom with my quilt and pillow...Thursday was a total bust...I think I slept almost the whole day...now I'm telling you this because Thursday was a walking day...there should have been 3 walking days, but I was a mess...so in the past I would have given myself a sad face for not walking on Thursday...but I made the effort and just couldn't do it...so :-)

And I didn't fill up my To Do List...normally everything that was on the Thursday list would have been dumped on the Friday list...not this week...I reevaluated the list, moved things around, spread some things to next week and it's all good! So... :-)

Week One of taking care of myself...I did it! I feel great...no guilt, no stress! New attitude! My reward for this week is to spend tomorrow afternoon sitting on the couch, watching Steeler football with My Man...I may do a little stitching if I feel like it...or I may just sit and enjoy the game!

Thanks Kelly...you made me accountable...it worked! Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!

14 comments:

I too get migranes that put me out for a whole day. I feel you on that one! You cannot beat yourself up for your body saying stop and rest for a moment! Good for you for not letting it be a set you back!

Oh my gosh Carol, I'm so sorry you have been so miserable. I can totally relate to spending an afternoon and evening on the bathroom floor with pillow and blankie, afraid to get too far from the 'throne'. They are so incredibly awful. Happily I have outgrown the frequency of them but still occasionally get them and they are every bit as severe as when I was younger. I'm glad to hear you are feeling better and hope you can enjoy the rest of your weekend, especially the game tomorrow. The Steelers are my daughters "team". I'm not into sports, especially football but both of my daughters and all of my grandkids are. I am also delighted to hear you are rewarding yourself for your accomplishments and not letting guilt take hold because you missed a bit of your 'to do' list. Well Done my friend!!! Big Hugs...

There is such an important lesson for all of us to learn in your post. As women, we feel like we have to do it all. And a day like you had Thursday would derailed and stress out a lot of us. Being kind to ourselves just like we are to others is tough for us. I'm so glad to hear that you're feeling better and for the message of taking care of ourselves! I needed this reminder!